Okinsky District
District in Republic of Buryatia, Russia
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Okinsky District (Russian: Оки́нский райо́н; Buryat: Ахын аймаг, Akhyn aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 26,012 square kilometers (10,043 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Orlik.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 5,353, with the population of Orlik accounting for 47.7% of that number.[3]
Okinsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Ахын аймаг |
 Landscape near the selo of Orlik in Okinsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Okinsky District in the Republic of Buryatia | |
| Coordinates: 52°31′N 99°49′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
| Established | May 26, 1940[2] |
| Administrative center | Orlik[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 26,012 km2 (10,043 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,353 |
| • Density | 0.2058/km2 (0.5330/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Selsoviets, 3 Somons |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 15 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Okinsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 81639000 |
| Website | http://okarb.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 5,353[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 4,591[6] |
| 1989 Census | 4,479[7] |
| 1979 Census | 3,687[8] |
History
The district was established on May 26, 1940.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Okinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into one selsoviet and three somons, which comprise fifteen rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Okinsky Municipal District.[4] Its one selsoviet and three somons are incorporated as four rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Orlik serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.